AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols Property

Applies To

Options object.

Description

True if two consecutive hyphens (--) are replaced with an en dash (–) or an em dash ( — ) as you type. Read/write Boolean.

Note If the hyphens are typed with leading and trailing spaces, Word replaces the hyphens with an en dash; if there are no trailing spaces, the hyphens are replaced with an em dash.

See Also

AutoCorrect property, AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFractions property, AutoFormatReplaceSymbols property, InsertSymbol method.

Example

This example turns on the replacement of hyphens with symbols as you type.

Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols = True

This example returns the status of the Symbol characters (--) with symbols ( — ) option on the AutoFormat As You Type tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).

temp = Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols